Table of Contents
Section I. Assessment of the respiratory system in neurological disorders 1. Pulmonary function testing in neuromuscular disease 2. Electrophysiological assessment of respiratory function
Section II. Primary breathing disorders 3. Apnea of prematurity and sudden infant death syndrome 4. Developmental diseases affecting the respiratory system: CCHS and ROHHAD 5. Central sleep apnea 6. Obstructive sleep apnea
Section III. Neurological disorders affecting respiration 7. Breathing disturbances in Rett syndrome 8. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: Respiratory mechanisms 9. Multiple Sclerosis and related disorders 10. Stroke and breathing 11. Breathing disorders in neurodegenerative diseases 12. Spinal cord injury and degenerative cervical myelopathy 13. Motor neuron, peripheral nerve, and neuromuscular junction disorders 14. Phrenic nerve paralysis and phrenic nerve reconstruction surgery
Section IV. Cardiovascular disorders affecting respiration 15. Sleep and breathing disorders in heart failure 16. Neurological effects of respiratory dysfunction 17. Neurologic complications of coronavirus and other respiratory viral infections
Section V. Treatment considerations for respiratory dysfunction in neurological disorders 18. Noninvasive and invasive mechanical ventilation for neurologic disorders
